Adoption of precision agriculture across Europe : a case study on remote sensing
Résumé
Studying the adoption of precision agriculture (PA) is important to identify future challenges and research questions. Currently, there is no mechanism to monitor and compare PA adoption at the European level. This study addressed this issue and proposed a monitoring mechanism based on remote sensing adoption as a case study. A study was set up in six EU countries (France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, and Spain). More than 170 stakeholders were interviewed. While the adoption rates varied between countries and usages, the results confirmed an increasing application of remote sensing in agriculture.